Граф Монте-Кристо

The Deputy Procureur du Roi.

           Theonlydifferenceconsistsintheoppositecharacteroftheequalityadvocatedbythesetwomen;oneistheequalitythatelevates,theotheristheequalitythatdegrades;onebringsakingwithinreachoftheguillotine,theotherelevatesthepeopletoalevelwiththethrone.Observe,"saidVillefort,smiling,"Idonotmeantodenythatboththesemenwererevolutionaryscoundrels,andthatthe9thThermidorandthe4thofApril,intheyear1814,wereluckydaysforFrance,worthyofbeinggratefullyrememberedbyeveryfriendtomonarchyandcivilorder;andthatexplainshowitcomestopassthat,fallen,asItrustheisforever,Napoleonhasstillretainedatrainofparasiticalsatellites.Still,marquise,ithasbeensowithotherusurpersCromwell,forinstance,whowasnothalfsobadasNapoleon,hadhispartisansandadvocates."

           "Doyouknow,Villefort,thatyouaretalkinginamostdreadfullyrevolutionarystrain?ButIexcuseit,itisimpossibletoexpectthesonofaGirondintobefreefromasmallspiceoftheoldleaven."AdeepcrimsonsuffusedthecountenanceofVillefort.

           "’Tistrue,madame,"answeredhe,"thatmyfatherwasaGirondin,buthewasnotamongthenumberofthosewhovotedfortheking’sdeath;hewasanequalsuffererwithyourselfduringtheReignofTerror,andhadwell-nighlosthisheadonthesamescaffoldonwhichyourfatherperished.

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